Name: Never for Ever by Kate Bush
Brand: Kate Bush
SKU: 077774636056
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

Never for Ever has Kate Bush sounding vocally stable and more confident, taking what she had put into her debut single "Wuthering Heights" from 1978 and administering those facets into most of the album's content. Never for Ever went to number one in the U.K., on the strength of three singles that made her country's Top 20. Both "Breathing" and "Army Dreamers" went to number 16, while "Babooshka" was her first Top Five single since "Wuthering Heights." Bush's dramatics and theatrical approach to singing begin to solidify on Never for Ever, and her style brandishes avid seriousness without sounding flighty or absurd. "Breathing," about the repercussions of nuclear war, conveys enough passion and vocal curvatures to make her concern sound convincing, while "Army Dreamers" bounces her voice up and down without getting out of hand. "Babooshka"'s motherly charm and flexible chorus make it one of her best tracks, proving that she can make the simplest of lyrics work for her through her tailored vocal acrobatics. The rest of the album isn't quite as firm as her singles, but they all sport a more appeasing and accustomed sound than some of her past works, and she does manage to keep her identity and characteristics intact. She bettered this formula for 1985's Hounds of Love, making that album's "Running Up That Hill" her only Top 40 single in the U.S., peaking at number 30. ~ Mike DeGagne

1. Babooshka

by Kate Bush

Primary Artist: Kate Bush; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Paddy Bush
Gary Hurst; Performer
Drums: Stuart Elliott; Performer
Electric Bass Guitar: John Giblin; Performer
Electric Guitar: Alan Murphy; Performer
Harmony: Kate Bush; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kate Bush; Performer
Piano: Kate Bush; Performer
Rhodes Piano: Max Middleton; Performer
Synthesizer: Kate Bush; Performer
Arranger: Kate Bush; Composer
Composer: Kate Bush; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jon Jacobs
John Barratt; Production
Engineer: Jon Kelly; Production
Producer: Jon Kelly
Kate Bush; Production
Balalaika Lute: Paddy Bush; Other

2. Delius

by Kate Bush

Bass (vocal): Ian Bairnson
Paddy Bush; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Bush; Main Performer
Electric Guitar: Alan Murphy; Performer
Harmony: Kate Bush; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kate Bush; Performer
Percussion: Preston Heyman; Performer
Piano: Kate Bush; Performer
Sitar: Paddy Bush; Performer
Arranger: Kate Bush; Composer
Composer: Kate Bush; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jon Jacobs
John Barratt; Production
Engineer: Jon Kelly; Production
Producer: Jon Kelly
Kate Bush; Production

3. Blow Away

by Kate Bush

Primary Artist: Kate Bush; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Brian Bath; Performer
Drums: Preston Heyman; Performer
Fretless Bass: Del Palmer; Performer
Harmony: Kate Bush; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kate Bush; Performer
Percussion: Preston Heyman; Performer
Piano: Kate Bush; Performer
Rhodes Piano: Max Middleton; Performer
Strings: The Martyn Ford Orchestra; Performer
Arranger: Kate Bush; Composer
Composer: Kate Bush; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Max Middleton; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jon Jacobs
John Barratt; Production
Engineer: Jon Kelly; Production
Producer: Jon Kelly
Kate Bush; Production

4. All We Ever Look For

by Kate Bush

Background Vocals: Preston Heyman
Paddy Bush
Andrew Bryant
Gary Hurst; Performer
Harmony: Kate Bush; Performer
Primary Artist: Kate Bush; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Brian Bath
Alan Murphy; Performer
Koto: Paddy Bush; Performer
Lead Vocals: Kate Bush; Performer
Piano: Kate Bush; Performer
Synthesizer: Kate Bush
Duncan Mackay; Performer
Timpani: Morris Pert; Performer
Arranger: Kate Bush; Composer
Composer: Kate Bush; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jon Jacobs
John Barratt; Production
Engineer: Jon Kelly; Production
Producer: Jon Kelly
Kate Bush; Production